Jakobe E. Barker, 28, was fatally shot while seated in his vehicle in the 1300 block of West Estes Avenue in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on February 17, 2025. Police say the shooting happened about 12:20 a.m.; Barker suffered gunshot wounds to the shoulder and torso and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead at 5:20 a.m. He was buried March 1 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago.

Investigators have connected a blue Buick Encore rented in Madison, Wisconsin, to the incident. Surveillance footage reportedly shows the Encore in Chicago two days earlier and near the scene shortly before the shooting, including video of a man outside with someone holding a gun about 25 minutes before the attack. Officers say the Encore and Barker’s vehicle overtook each other, the Encore later turned to follow Barker, then pulled alongside as Barker stopped in front of his girlfriend’s residence and shots were fired from the passenger side. The Encore was found abandoned nearby; GPS data from the vehicle and a phone are reported to place Antwon Jackson at the scene.

Did anyone in Rogers Park or Uptown see the Buick Encore around February 15–17 who can add details?